intercalary year

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Noun intercalary year has 1 sense

leap year, intercalary year, 366 days, bissextile year - in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400
--₁ is a kind of year, twelvemonth, yr

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Intercalary Year

Definition:

An intercalary year is a year that contains an extra day or days to keep the calendar year synchronized with the solar year. It occurs every four years, except for years that are divisible by 100 but not divisible by 400.

Example Sentences:

In the Gregorian calendar, an intercalary year consists of 366 days instead of the usual 365.
Leap Day, which falls on February 29th, is the additional day added during an intercalary year.
Many cultures and religions have different ways of handling intercalary years and adjusting their calendars accordingly.

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